diff --git a/gui/Makefile b/gui/Makefile
index 247fba54..faf32ff8 100644
--- a/gui/Makefile
+++ b/gui/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 PYVER := 2.4
 PYTHON := python$(PYVER)
-OPTS := --copyright="Copyright (C) 2005 Bastian Kleineidam" --threads
+OPTS := --copyright="Copyright (C) 2005 Bastian Kleineidam" \
+	--license=py_gpl_head.txt  --threads
 
 glade:
 	$(PYTHON) simple-glade-codegen.py $(OPTS) glinkchecker.glade
diff --git a/gui/py_gpl_head.txt b/gui/py_gpl_head.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..938f1e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/py_gpl_head.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.